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Census

All time
Census 2016
The most common jobs in Ireland are in sales, retail and farming
14 Dec 2017
56.0k
31
Gaeilge
Just 6.3% of Gaeilgeoirí speak Irish on a weekly basis
23 Nov 2017
14.0k
85
Census 2016
Number of dual Irish citizens living here up by almost 90% over five years
21 Sep 2017
15.0k
58
Census 2016
There's been a 31% increase in work commutes that are over an hour long
31 Aug 2017
12.1k
61
Emergency Accommodation
Census 2016: Nearly one in five homeless adults have a job
10 Aug 2017
16.7k
50
good to know
The CSO has published an interactive map of where you will find the most single people
27 Jul 2017
41.6k
38
But a number
This is the oldest town in Ireland (in terms of average age)
6 Jul 2017
50.2k
22
Come to your census
Eight people could be brought to court over a refusal to fill in their census form
28 Jun 2017
25.1k
85
Census
There are 79 unemployment blackspots in Ireland, with Limerick worst affected
15 Jun 2017
67.9k
86
snapshot of ireland
Census 2016: Donegal people are loyal to their home and there are plenty of blow-ins in Meath
11 May 2017
16.0k
32
Population Growth
This chart shows the massive drop in housing supply compared to the Celtic Tiger years
22 Apr 2017
12.9k
35
Housing Crisis
This graph shows how housing supply has flatlined this decade - compared to population growth
20 Apr 2017
15.4k
47
column
'Ireland is slowly discarding its age-old loyalty card attitude toward established religions'
Terry Flynn
16 Apr 2017
570
124
births and deaths
More males are born in Ireland, but women are living longer
8 Apr 2017
18.6k
8
Census 2016
One in 10 Irish people say they have no religion, the second largest group behind Roman Catholics
6 Apr 2017
55.8k
197
PICTURE OF IRELAND
Why do we have a census? Here's what the statistics are used for
6 Apr 2017
20.4k
27
CSO
Mother's Day stats: July most popular month for having babies and Leitrim has lowest number of births
26 Mar 2017
12.9k
16
flying solo
Do the 44% of Irish people who are single in their 30s suffer stigma?
3 Nov 2016
37.1k
45
crowded
The busiest train in Ireland is...
16 Sep 2016
54.2k
44
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should people who refuse to co-operate with the Census be prosecuted?
16 Jul 2016
27.7k
119
hotel recky pianist
This Kildare girl was hilariously confused by the writing on the Census form
26 Apr 2016
22.9k
14
The Daily Poll
Poll: Did you say you had a religion in last night's census?
25 Apr 2016
45.3k
208
it's countin' time
You've filled out your census - now it's time to hand it in
25 Apr 2016
27.8k
69
box ticking
11 very Irish tweets about taking the Census last night
25 Apr 2016
15.6k
1
pc gone mad
Here's why the census wants to know if you have a PC
24 Apr 2016
56.9k
78
census of the heart
There's going to be an alternative census in Ireland this weekend
24 Apr 2016
27.1k
13
start making census
9 questions you've probably had about filling out Census 2016
24 Apr 2016
42.3k
47
Opinion
Given up on Catholicism? Why you should tick 'no religion' on the census tomorrow
Donal O'Keeffe
23 Apr 2016
1.8k
394
lose the force
Is there any point putting 'Jedi' down as your religion on the census?
23 Apr 2016
25.3k
176
Census 2016
A company linked to Abu Ghraib Prison are working on the census again
22 Apr 2016
16.4k
44
Haven't got a census form yet? You need to get on to your enumerator, pronto
16 Apr 2016
28.7k
53
blocked off
Census forms haven't been getting to apartment blocks and the CSO is worried
8 Apr 2016
26.8k
123
'What is your religion?' People are being urged to think hard about that come census night
26 Mar 2016
91.9k
278
Sponsored
Here's how you can shape the living history of Ireland next month
22 Mar 2016
43.5k
36
Numbers Game
Registration for census jobs closes after just four hours due to demand
5 Jan 2016
14.9k
33
Sponsored
6 things you didn't know about this year's census
4 Jan 2016
56.1k
72
counting on you
High demand expected for census jobs - get your application in early
4 Jan 2016
31.3k
49
Stats
Births, deaths, crimes, marriages and sales - A snapshot of a year in Ireland
24 Oct 2015
16.3k
15
counting crocs
Ever wondered what a census at a Zoo looks like?
5 Jan 2015
9.1k
5
un-baaa-lieveable
Come one, come all: Ireland's sheep and goats are going to be counted this week
10 Dec 2014
5.5k
8
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